CES 2025: 18 new products we’re looking forward to this year

Every January, the biggest technology brands in the world descend upon Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show. It’s our first chance to see a ton of new products that will debut this year (and some concepts that won’t). They include everything from TVs and audio gear to full-fledged robots. The sheer volume of products can be overwhelming, but we’ve chased down all the cool new stuff at this year’s show and highlighted inventions here for you to scroll (with more coverage to come in the next week). Our main takeaway: 2025 is going to be a great year for gadgets.

Samsung Frame Pro TV

Samsung’s Frame TV has long been a favorite of interior designers and people who don’t want a giant black void in their room whenever the TV isn’t in use. You’ll find two big upgrades in Samsung’s new versions. First, it now uses a MiniLED panel with a 144Hz refresh rate and Quantum Dot technology, which should make it much brighter and more colorful when you’re actually watching content. Secondly, it now relies on Samsung’s Wireless One Connect box, which contains all of the TV’s ports (like HDMI from your PlayStation 5 or Apple TV) and uses a dedicated Wi-Fi 7 channel to beam content to the panel. No more precarious plugging in dangling cables.

LG evo AI OLED G5 TV

While CES often exalts huge technological leaps, we also appreciate when a company makes a great product even better. That’s the case with LG’s new OLED TVs. Available in six sizes, this series has perennially found itself at the top of best TV lists, and now it features a brightness boost thanks to a unique four-stack structure and AIpha 11 Gen. 2 4K processor. Brightness can be a sticking point for OLEDs, so levels that respond to and compensate for ambient light are a big promise from a company that leads the OLED TV space by a wide margin. In addition, there is a 165Hz refresh rate with support for Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium VRR, plus multiple profiles that can recognize users’ voices and change to their preferred settings automatically.

Halliday smart glasses

Smart glasses have been slowly progressing at CES over recent years, but Halliday’s upcoming pair looks very promising. The glasses connect wirelessly to a smartphone and a motion-sensing ring. A tiny 3.6mm display above the right eye projects a green light “screen” to your eye that allows the wearer to see and navigate notifications and other crucial information in a way that looks relatively natural. Plus, there are tiny speakers in the arms. Not only are they inconspicuous, but they’re also lightweight at 35 grams. (And AR smart glasses like this could become even more svelte if all-silicon full-range speakers like the xMEMS Sycamore we saw bring micro-fidelity to them.)

Urtopia Titanium Zero

Riding a good e-bike can make you feel superhuman. But lifting an e-bike can make you feel physically subpar. That’s because many e-bikes are an awkward 50-60 pounds. So we’re excited by the prospect of the Titanium Zero. Currently just a concept by Hong Kong’s carbon fiber-focused Urtopia, but hopefully in production sooner than later, this 3D-printed titanium road bike weighs just 23 pounds—including carbon fiber components, a 300Wh/kg -state battery, SRAM 12-speed groupset, and the custom torque-dense Quark DM1.2 mid-drive motor. It’s a puck tucked inside the bottom bracket that outputs 65Nm—powerful enough to help you ride out while lite enough that you don’t need help loading up.

Swippett

It may look like the classiest toaster you’ve ever seen, but this is actually a power station for smartphones. A special phone case holds a built-in battery that doubles a phone’s typical life. When power is running down, simply put the phone into the slot, and the device automatically swaps the battery for a full one. The station holds up to five batteries, so multiples are always charged. Is it practical? Maybe, if you have a family or small office where everyone uses the same phones. Is it cool? Definitely.

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